Sun Belt is southern the name for the area of 37. Degree of latitude of the United States. This region developed in the last years likewise for the future region of the American economy, as it registers a strong increase in the population. Its name it owes to the warm climate. The term "Sun Belt" stands also climatically and economically as contrast to the "Rust Belt" (Manufacturing Belt).

To the Sun Belt belong for example to silicone Valley in California, the classical Southern States, Florida, as well as the area south the Appalachen and the oil industry in Texas. One would have correct-proves however actually rather of "sun spots" to speak, since a surface covering development is suggested like her by the given map and/or to the term is not correct in such a way. The development concentrates rather on some regions and not over all states away.

The economy in the Sun Belt is carried for the high technology (electronics, space technology) by six columns, the Agrobusiness, the armaments industry, Petrochemie (oil) as well as real estates and spare time.

See also: Belt (term clarifying), Bible Belt

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